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Definition of steam engine
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(n.) The
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Dashpot
::
Dashpot
(n.) A
pneumatic
or
hydraulic
cushion
for a
falling
weight,
as in the valve gear of a steam
engine,
to
prevent
shock..
Indicate
::
Indicate
(v. t.) To
investigate
the
condition
or power of, as of steam
engine,
by means of an
indicator..
Throw
::
Throw (n.) The
extreme
movement
given to a
sliding
or
vibrating
reciprocating
piece by a cam,
crank,
eccentric,
or the like;
travel;
stroke;
as, the throw of a slide
valve.
Also,
frequently,
the
length
of the
radius
of a
crank,
or the
eccentricity
of an
eccentric;
as, the throw of the crank of a steam
engine
is equal to half the
stroke
of the
piston..
Locomotive
::
Locomotive
(n.) A
locomotive
engine;
a
self-propelling
wheel
carriage,
especially
one which bears a steam
boiler
and one or more steam
engines
which
communicate
motion
to the
wheels
and thus
propel
the
carriage,
-- used to
convey
goods or
passengers,
or to draw
wagons,
railroad
cars, etc. See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Crosshead
::
Crosshead
(n.) A beam or bar
across
the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block
attached
to it and
carrying
a
knuckle
pin; as the solid
crosspiece
running
between
parallel
slides,
which
receives
motion
from the
piston
of a steam
engine
and
imparts
it to the
connecting
rod, which is
hinged
to the
crosshead..
Stroke
::
Stroke
(v. t.) The
movement,
in
either
direction,
of the
piston
plunger,
piston
rod,
crosshead,
etc., as of a steam
engine
or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating
motion;
as, the
forward
stroke
of a
piston;
also, the
entire
distance
passed
through,
as by a
piston,
in such a
movement;
as, the
piston
is at half
stroke..
Cushion
::
Cushion
(n.) a mass of steam in the end of the
cylinder
of a steam
engine
to
receive
the
impact
of the
pisto.
Cleading
::
Cleading
(n.) A
jacket
or outer
covering
of wood, etc., to
prevent
radiation
of heat, as from the
boiler,
cylinder.
etc., of a steam
engine..
Eccentric
::
Eccentric
(a.)
Pertaining
to an
eccentric;
as, the
eccentric
rod in a steam
engine..
Rock Shaft
::
Rock shaft () A shaft that
oscillates
on its
journals,
instead
of
revolving,
--
usually
carrying
levers
by means of which it
receives
and
communicates
reciprocating
motion,
as in the valve gear of some steam
engines;
--
called
also
rocker,
rocking
shaft,
and way
shaft..
Blast Pipe
::
Blast pipe () The
exhaust
pipe of a steam
engine,
or any pipe
delivering
steam or air, when so
constructed
as to cause a
blast..
Link
::
Link (n.) Any
intermediate
rod or piece for
transmitting
force or
motion,
especially
a short
connecting
rod with a
bearing
at each end;
specifically
(Steam
Engine),
the
slotted
bar, or
connecting
piece,
to the
opposite
ends of which the
eccentric
rods are
jointed,
and by means of which the
movement
of the valve is
varied,
in a link
motion..
Cut-off
::
Cut-off
(n.) The valve
gearing
or
mechanism
by which steam is cut off from
entering
the
cylinder
of a steam
engine
after a
definite
point in a
stroke,
so as to allow the
remainder
of the
stroke
to be made by the
expansive
force of the steam
already
let in. See
Expansion
gear, under
Expansion..
Trunnioned
::
Trunnioned
(a.)
Provided
with
trunnions;
as, the
trunnioned
cylinder
of an
oscillating
steam
engine..
Pack
::
Pack (n.) To
render
impervious,
as by
filling
or
surrounding
with
suitable
material,
or to fit or
adjust
so as to move
without
giving
passage
to air,
water,
or
steam;
as, to pack a
joint;
to pack the
piston
of a steam
engine..
Gasket
::
Gasket
(n.) The
plaited
hemp used for
packing
a
piston,
as of the steam
engine
and its
pumps..
Port
::
Port (n.) A
passageway
in a
machine,
through
which a
fluid,
as
steam,
water,
etc., may pass, as from a valve to the
interior
of the
cylinder
of a steam
engine;
an
opening
in a valve seat, or valve
face..
Lag
::
Lag (v. t.) To
cover,
as the
cylinder
of a steam
engine,
with lags. See Lag, n., 4..
Clearance
::
Clearance
(n.) The
distance
by which one
object
clears
another,
as the
distance
between
the
piston
and
cylinder
head at the end of a
stroke
in a steam
engine,
or the least
distance
between
the point of a
cogwheel
tooth and the
bottom
of a space
between
teeth of a wheel with which it
engages..
Movable
::
Movable
(a.)
Capable
of being
moved,
lifted,
carried,
drawn,
turned,
or
conveyed,
or in any way made to
change
place or
posture;
susceptible
of
motion;
not fixed or
stationary;
as, a
movable
steam
engine..
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